• My office hours Wed (2/1) and next Monday (2/6) will be cancelled to meet with the new children's literature candidates.
• I passed back the quizzes; grades will be posted to Blackboard soon.
• We talked about the different versions of "Cinderella," Jung and character archetypes, and the Disney princess culture. A slideshow summary is available in Blackboard, as well as the Perrault version of "Cinderilla" you might be most familiar with.

Homework:

• Read Andersen's fairy tales in The Class Fairy Tales, p. 212-234.
• Also read the article I passed out in class, Thomas "Woods and Castles."

• We took the first quiz.
• I passed out a paper copy of the article to read for Wednesday - it is also available in Blackboard if you did not get a copy.
• We talked about the assigned reading, including the similarities between "Beauty and the Beast" and "Bluebeard." We also watched the prologue to Disney's version of Beauty and the Beast.

Homework:

• For Monday, read "Cinderella" p. 101-137. Be thinking about the version of "Cinderella" you remember and how these are different.

• I introduced the first paper assignment. An electronic version of the handout is available in Blackboard.
• We talked about the different versions of "Little Red Riding Hood" assigned, the fairy tale tradition, and what to look for while reading. A slideshow summary is also available in Blackboard.

Homework:

• Read "Beauty and the Beast" p. 25-50 and "Bluebeard" p. 138-154 in The Classic Fairy Tales.
  

• We did some quick writing then discussed the Nodelman & Reimer article assigned for today.
• We also got back into our groups and discussed some questions about children's literature. I then passed out a handout with the major debates in children's literature (an electronic copy of the handout is available in Blackboard in the "Class Activities" folder).
• Melanie came to administer the IRB paperwork.

Homework:

• Read "Little Red Riding Hood" p. 3-16, 21-22 from The Classic Fairy Tales book.

• We talked a bit more about the structure of the class, the exam dates, and paper deadlines.
• Everyone should be added to Blackboard now; if you are not, please let me know.
• Extra credit opportunity: Lois Lensky lecture series, feature Dr. Philip Nel on March 26th and 7pm. Dr. Nel will present a lecture about his upcoming book The Purple Crayon and a Hole to Dig: The Lives of Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss.
• We got into groups and discussed our favorite books and some of the major debates in children's literature.

Homework:

• Monday: Nodelman and Reimer article (an electronic copy is available in Blackboard in case you don't have the paper copy I passed out).
• Wednesday: "Little Red Riding Hood" (p. 3-16, 21-22) from The Classic Fairy Tales.

First Day

• We went over the class syllabus (an electronic copy is available in Blackboard) and some of the goals of the class. Note: I will be adding everyone to Blackboard this afternoon.
• We also talked about the book selection for the semester, and why I choose the books we are reading.
• We talked about our names.

Homework:

• Read the Nodelman article I passed out for class Monday. If you missed the paper copy, an electronic copy is available in Blackboard.

Welcome

Hello everyone, and welcome to the official blog for Ms. Pearce's ENG 170. I'll be using this blog to keep track of our activities during class and reminders about homework/upcoming assignments. If you have to miss a class, need a review of the material covered, or are confused about something, come to this blog. After the first day of class I will update the blog with more information.

I have also set up a Blackboard website for the class. The Blackboard site is password protected, so that is where you can download documents (all of the readings will be available in electronic form), check your grades, and submit your assignments.

My contact information is available in the right-hand column if you have any questions or concerns.